dea ex machina
Meanings
noun
- A female deus ex machina; a providential intervention (in a story etc.) from a female force or character.
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Etymology
An alteration of Latin deus ex māchinā in English, substituting the masculine or epicene deus (“god”) with the feminine dea (“goddess”).
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